Template for FY’07 Report pursuant to the
Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review
I. Summary Page for Department (if Applicable)
Department U.S. Department of the Interior
Departmental Contact for Implementation of the Bulletin for Peer Review
Name and title: Sid Sharma, Departmental Information Quality Coordinator
Email address:
Phone number: (202) 219-0963
Provide the URL for Department’s portal for compliance with the Bulletin
http://www.doi.gov/ocio/iq_1
Is this URL:
A Department-wide Peer Review Agenda (Y/N) or
A set of links to each agency (bureau or office’s) agenda (Y/N)? Yes
How would a member of the public locate this peer review portal if she/he did not have this URL? Check all that apply:
A link from Department’s home page No
A link from Department’s Information Quality home page Yes
Other means, e.g., a link from a science page (please describe) NA
Number of peer reviews conducted subject to the Bulletin in FY’07 (see instructions for what should and should not be included here).
Number of influential scientific information peer reviews (ISI) (not including highly influential scientific assessments) 67
Number of highly influential scientific assessments (HISA) 1
Number of Waivers, Deferrals, Exemptions, or Alternative Procedures used: Total # 1
Number of peer reviews that included at least one peer reviewer appointed pursuant to any exception to the applicable independence or conflict of interest standards of the Bulletin, including determinations by the Secretary or Deputy Secretary pursuant to Section III (3) (c).
Total # 0
Number of peer review panels that held in conjunction with public meetings: Total # 0
Number of public comments provided on the Department’s peer review plans during FY 07, regardless of whether the peer review was actually completed during FY 07: Total # 0
Template for FY’07 Report pursuant to the
Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review
II. Agency Report
GENERAL INFORMAITON
Agency: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Agency Contact for Implementation of the Peer Review Bulletin
Name and title: Ralph O. Morgenweck, Senior Science Advisor
Email address:
Phone number: (303) 202-4217
URL for Agency’s Peer Review Agenda: http://www.fws.gov/informationquality
What pathway(s) can a member of the public use to find the Agency’s peer review agenda if she/he did not have this URL?
o Link from Departmental or Agency home page,
o Link from Agency Information Quality home page,
Does the agenda provide links to peer review reports for all completed peer reviews?
In Progress
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INFORMATION ABOUT REVIEWS CONDUCTED
Number of peer reviews conducted subject to the Bulletin in FY07. (See instructions for what should and should not be included here).
Number of influential scientific information peer reviews (ISI) (not including highly influential scientific assessments) ___64______
List the title of each ISI. Indicate whether the Peer Review Report has been completed (Y/N) add more lines as needed NOTE: It is acceptable to provide a screen shot of your peer review agenda as an attachment.
1. Proposed designation of critical habitat (CH) for the marbled murrelet (Y).
2. Draft recovery plan for the northern spotted owl (Y).
3. Proposed designation of CH for the northern spotted owl (Y)
4. Notice of the proposed rule to list foreign birds as endangered (Y).
5. Queen Charlotte goshawk status review (Y).
6. Proposed rule to list the polar bear (Ursus maritimus) as threatened throughout its range (Y).
7. Range-wide status of Colorado River cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki pleuriticus) (Y).
8. Kendall Warm Springs dace (Rhinichthys osculus thermalis) 5-Year Review; summary and evaluation (Y).
9. Five-Year review of woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus) and Virgin River chub (Gila seminude) (Y).
10. Designating the Northern Rocky Mountain population (NRM) of gray wolf as a distinct population segment and removing this distinct population segment from the federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife (Y).
11. Five-Year review of the Dudley Bluffs bladderpod (Lesquerella congesta) and the Dudley Bluffs twinpod (Physaria obcordata) (Y).
12. Proposed revision of special regulation for the Central Idaho and Yellowstone area nonessential experimental populations of gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains (Y).
13. Yadon’s piperia proposed CH (Y).
14. Pebble plains plants proposed CH (Y).
15. Tidewater goby proposed CH (Y).
16. Monterey spineflower proposed CH (Y).
17. Nevin’s barberry proposed CH (Y).
18. San Diego thornmint proposed CH (Y).
19. San Bernardino kangaroo rat proposed CH (Y).
20. Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep proposed CH (Y).
21. Peirson’s milk-vetch proposed CH (Y).
22. San Bernardino bluegrass and California taraxacum proposed CH (Y).
23. Bay checkerspot butterfly proposed CH (Y).
24. Flow-habitat relationships for macroinvertebrates in the Sacramento River between Keswick Dam and Battle Creek (Y).
25. Relationships between flow fluctuations and redd dewatering and juvenile stranding for Chinook salmon and steelhead in the Sacramento River between Keswick Dam and Battle Creek (Y).
26. Flow-habitat relationships for spring-run Chinook salmon and steelhead/rainbow trout spawning in Clear Creek between Whiskeytown Dam and Clear Creek Road (Y).
27. Revised recovery plan for the Apache trout (Y).
28. Five-Year status review of the Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle (Y).
29. Revised recovery plan for the Rio Grande silvery minnow (Y).
30. Proposed rule to establish a nonessential experimental population for Rio Grande silvery minnow in the Big Bend reach of the Rio Grande in Texas (N).
31. Five-Year status review of the lesser long-nosed bat (Y).
32. Five-Year status review of the jaguar (Y).
33. Five-Year status review of the Mount Graham red squirrel (Y).
34. Five-Year status review for Siler pincushion cactus (N).
35. Proposed designation of CH for the Devils River minnow (Y).
36. Proposed designation of CH for the Pecos sunflower (Y).
37. Critical habitat designation for the guajon (Y).
38. Critical habitat designation for the Cape Sable seaside sparrow (Y).
39. Critical habitat designation for the 7 mussels (fat threeridge, shinyrayed pocketbook, Gulf moccasinshell, Ochlockonee moccasinshell, oval pigtoe, Chipola slabshell, purple bankclimber) (Y).
40. Amended CH designation for the wintering population of the piping plover (N).
41. Five-Year status review of the red wolf (Canis rufus) (Y).
42. Five-Year status review of the Everglade snail kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus) (Y).
43. Five-Year status review of the Lower Keys marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris hefneri) (Y).
44. Five-Year status review of the wide-leaf warea (Warea amplexifolia) (Y).
45. Five-Year status review of the Anastasia Island beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus phasma) (Y).
46. Five-Year status review of the 7 mussels (fat threeridge, shinyrayed pocketbook, Gulf moccasinshell, Ochlockonee moccasinshell, oval pigtoe, Chipola slabshell, purple bankclimber) (Y).
47. Five-Year status review of the crenulate lead-plant (Amorpha crenulata) (Y).
48. Five-Year status review of the Garber’s spurge (Chamaesyce garberi) (Y).
49. Five-Year status review of two Florida skinks—blue tail and sand skink (Y).
50. Five-Year status review of the Perdido Key beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus trisyllepsis) (Y).
51. Five-Year status review of the Choctawhatchee beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus allophrys) (Y).
52. Five-Year status review of the Avon Park harebells (Crotalaria avonensis) (Y).
53. Five-Year status review of the Florida scrub jay (Y).
54. Five-Year status review of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) (Y).
55. Five-Year status review of the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) (Y).
56. Five-Year status review of the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) (Y).
57. Five-Year status review of the Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) (Y).
58. Five-Year status review of the Florida perforate cladonia (Cladonia perforate) (Y).
59. Five-Year status review of Seabeach amaranth (Amaranthus pumilus) (Y).
60. Establishment of nonessential experimental population status for 15 freshwater mussels, 1 freshwater snail, and 5 fishes in the Lower French Broad River and I the Lower Holston River, Tennessee (Y).
61. Five-Year status review of the hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) (Y).
62. Proposed delisting of the West Virginia flying squirrel (Y).
63. Review of Atlantic salmon hatchery protocols, production, and product assessment (Y).
64. Draft post-delisting monitoring plan for the bald eagle (Y).
Number of highly influential scientific assessments (HISA) ___0_____
List the title of each HISA. Indicate whether the Peer Review Report has been Completed (Y/N) add more lines as needed
Provide the titles of ISIs and HISIs for which Waivers (W), Deferrals (D), or Exemptions (E) were invoked or Alternative Procedures used (A). If deferral is marked, please indicate the duration of the deferral.
Title of Document Type of Document W, D, E, or A
ISI or HISA (and duration)
Annual Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations ISI (W) ongoing
Number of peer reviews that included at least one peer reviewer appointed pursuant to any exception to the applicable independence or conflict of interest standards of the Bulletin, including determinations by the Secretary or Deputy Secretary pursuant to Section III (3) (c)?
Number of ISIs (not including highly influential scientific assessments) __0____
List titles
Number of HISAs ___0___
List titles
Number of peer review panels that held public meetings:
Number of ISIs (not including highly influential scientific assessments)___0____
Number of HISAs ___0_____
Number of peer review panels that allowed public comment:
Number of ISIs (not including highly influential scientific assessments)___6____
Number of HISAs ___0____
Number of public comments provided on the agency’s peer review plans during FY 07, regardless of whether the peer review was actually completed during FY 07 _____0____
Number of times agency specifically solicited peer reviewer nominations from professional societies. _____8______
If such nominations were solicited, were any recommendations provided? Yes _x__ No __
Agency: U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior
Agency Contact for Implementation of the Peer Review Bulletin
Name and title: Stephen E. Hammond, Acting Chief, Science Information and
Education Office, Geospatial Information Office
Email address:
Phone number: 703-648-5033
URL for Agency’s Peer Review Agenda: http://www.usgs.gov/peer_review/
What pathway(s) can a member of the public use to find the Agency’s peer review agenda if she/he did not have this URL?
o Link from Departmental or Agency home page,
ü Link from Agency Information Quality home page (see
http://www.usgs.gov/info_qual/)
o Link from science, research, or regulatory pages (please specify) ______
o Other (please describe) ______
Does the agenda provide links to peer review reports for all completed peer reviews?
· Links will be provided when product is published or otherwise disseminated.__
INFORMATION ABOUT REVIEWS CONDUCTED
Number of peer reviews conducted subject to the Bulletin in FY07. (see instructions for what should and should not be included here).
Number of influential scientific information peer reviews (ISI) (not including highly influential scientific assessments): 0
List the title of each ISI. Indicate whether the Peer Review Report has been completed (Y/N) add more lines as needed NOTE: It is acceptable to provide a screen shot of your peer review agenda as an attachment.
Number of highly influential scientific assessments (HISA): 1
List the title of each HISA. Indicate whether the Peer Review Report has been Completed (Y/N) add more lines as needed
· Southeast Extension of the Whidbey Island Fault, Washington: Implications for Earthquake Hazards
Yes, USGS peer review was completed January 2007. The product has been submitted to a scientific journal for publication.
Provide the titles of ISIs and HISIs for which Waivers (W), Deferrals (D), or Exemptions (E) were invoked or Alternative Procedures used (A). If deferral is marked, please indicate the duration of the deferral.
Title of Document Type of Document W, D, E, or A
ISI or HISA (and duration)
· None.
Number of peer reviews that included at least one peer reviewer appointed pursuant to any exception to the applicable independence or conflict of interest standards of the Bulletin, including determinations by the Secretary or Deputy Secretary pursuant to Section III (3) (c)?
Number of ISIs (not including highly influential scientific assessments): 0
List titles
Number of HISAs: 0
List titles
Number of peer review panels that held public meetings: 0
Number of ISIs (not including highly influential scientific assessments)
Number of HISAs ______
Number of peer review panels that allowed public comment: 0
Number of ISIs (not including highly influential scientific assessments)
Number of HISAs ______
Number of public comments provided on the agency’s peer review plans during FY 07, regardless of whether the peer review was actually completed during FY 07: 0
Number of times agency specifically solicited peer reviewer nominations from professional societies: 0
If such nominations were solicited, were any recommendations provided? Yes ___ No ___
Agency __Minerals Management Service______
Agency Contact for Implementation of the Peer Review Bulletin
Name and title: Emily Kennedy – Program Analyst, MMS/PMI
Email address:
Phone number: 202-208-5996
URL for Agency’s Peer Review Agenda ___ http://www.mms.gov/qualityinfo/PeerReviewAgenda.htm______
What pathway(s) can a member of the public use to find the Agency’s peer review agenda if she/he did not have this URL? (selections are indicated in bold)
o Link from Departmental or Agency home page,
o Link from Agency Information Quality home page,
o Link from science, research, or regulatory pages (please specify) ______
o Other (please describe) ______
Does the agenda provide links to peer review reports for all completed peer reviews? ____N/A______
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INFORMATION ABOUT REVIEWS CONDUCTED
Number of peer reviews conducted subject to the Bulletin in FY07. (see instructions for what should and should not be included here).
Number of influential scientific information peer reviews (ISI) (not including highly influential scientific assessments) ___3______
List the title of each ISI. Indicate whether the Peer Review Report has been completed (Y/N) add more lines as needed NOTE: It is acceptable to provide a screen shot of your peer review agenda as an attachment.
A Comparison of the Cost of Energy for the Proposed Cape Wind Energy Project Site and Alternative Sites; No, in progress
A Study to Address the Issue of Seafloor Stability/Impact on Oil and Gas Infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico; No, in progress
Sperm Whales Seismic Study (SWSS); No, in progress
Number of highly influential scientific assessments (HISA) ___0_____
List the title of each HISA. Indicate whether the Peer Review Report has been Completed (Y/N) add more lines as needed